Animals

"Generic tigers" that are inbred, crossbred or otherwise not considered purebred, are discarded into the pet trade, warehoused in tiny, barren cells or worse; ending up on dinner menus, skinned, stuffed or disappearing into the black market trade.

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A shocking expose in the New York Times recently revealed gross neglect at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, which uses taxpayer dollars on "surgery and breeding techniques to re-engineer" farm animals.

Ninety percent of all animals killed in slaughterhouses in the United States are chickens or turkeys. Yet these creatures are still not covered under the protections of the United States Humane Slaughter Act, which provides basic guards against

There are still 13 states in which the practice of bestiality remains legal. In nearly all 50 states filming acts of zoophilia remains entirely legal. It is unacceptable that the United States has passed federal laws making animal cruelty a felony,

The black rhino is an amazing animal but their numbers have reduced tremendously. There are only about 4,848 left in the wild. The black rhino is being killed because poachers have a commercial demand for the black rhino's horns.

It's been a long and challenging past few weeks for Dallas nurse Nina Pham and her little dog Bentley, but now they are together again. Only thanks to the humane approach, which gave value to the life of a pet, Pham and Bentley's reunion was possible.

Disease is not always contained within a species, as may be the case with Ebola. Health officials are not yet certain whether Ebola is transmittable to animals, so if a pet comes in contact with the disease, precautions must be taken.

Stretching nearly 100 miles wide, the region is home to a wide variety of California wildlife, including mountain lions, bears, Tule elk, deer, osprey and elusive Pacific fishers. In addition to wildlife, the region is teeming with blue oak woodlands.

In the time it takes you to read this, at least one animal in the United States will be abused or beaten. It happens every 60 seconds -- and it adds up to a shocking number of victims every year. Those innocent, helpless animals can't call for help.